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Archive for October, 2007

Rethink does Playland

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 Posted in Print | 1 Comment »

Another amazing creation from the creative gurus @ Rethink, Vancouver. They are still on top of their game and are easily one of my top 3 favourite agencies in Canada. If only they put this much effort into their ...

Jokes on you, UPS

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 Posted in Fun | No Comments »

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New Spin on Office Life

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 Posted in TV | No Comments »

Ads from CareerBuilder.com. My roommates think they are hilarious and as my key focus group, up they go on the blog. While a bit below their target market, these definitely get the attention of my demographic and without a doubt ...

iPhone @ Rogers?

Sunday, October 28th, 2007 Posted in Telecom | 1 Comment »

If this image is to be believed, the iPhone will be available in Canada starting Dec. 7th. That is very exciting news to say the very least. However, there are two issues. One is that the last leaked price for ...

The design wars have begun

Thursday, October 25th, 2007 Posted in Design | No Comments »

You may remember a while ago I wrote about the Gateway One as Gateway's answer to Apple's design prowess. Well Dell has just thrown it's hat in the ring with their as of yet unannounced Dell XPS One. Super creative ...

Crayon has responded

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Posted in Crayon | 1 Comment »

The interesting thing about running a blog like this one is that sometimes when you speak your mind, people listen. This week I've received two replies to my remarks about Crayon. One from Scott Monty, Relationship Director @ Crayon and Greg ...

Colbert is Cat Nip

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Posted in Opinion | No Comments »

As most of you have now seen in the news that Stephen Colbert is running for President. You may also have seen it on his TV show when he officially announced it in his typical understated overzealous style. Needless to say, ...

Like father, like son

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 Posted in Print | No Comments »

Damn right. I always knew my dad was a mack back in the day.

Agencies are hip, right?

Monday, October 22nd, 2007 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »

Most agencies can't blog all that convincingly. However, some have broken through in this new media and command large readerships. Let's look at a few of the usual suspects. Organic - Three Minds @ Organic Class Act. Great content, frequent posts. Let's ...

Diamonds in the Rough

Sunday, October 21st, 2007 Posted in Print | No Comments »

Diamond advertising has never really been all that interesting. Birks and Peoples do the same old tired ads every year for every holiday and most people filter them out completely. Lately however, there have been some really great examples of what's ...